Judaism

Yearning and striving for holiness is a testament to one's love and devotion to the Creator.

“These days of counting are similar to the days of Chol HaMoed that are in between the first and last day of Sukkos . . .”

As Jews became defined by religion, Christians could work to convert them--You can change your religion but you cannot change your race

"I'll deal with Levi later," said Reuven. "I'll explain to him that my brother needs it."

The Recanted Testimony ‘A Solitary Witness Said To Him’ (Kiddushin 65b)

The answer to this question is based on understanding the connection one Jew has to another.

Question: What if someone counted the Omer but forgot to utter the blessing – has he fulfilled his obligation? Also, why is a blessing necessary altogether? There is no blessing for the counting of the zayin nekiyim. M. Goldman Miami Beach, FL

Since we daven Shacharis and Musaf together, perhaps they are considered one tefillah.

The parents, by straining the tolerance of their children to the breaking point, pushed them to the brink of disrespect.

Apart from that, the Oneg was a great success with inspiring divrei Torah and singing until late.

No marriage has lasted so long, been so deep in its commitment and so overwhelming in its love as the one between the Jews and their homeland-more than 3,500 years and going strong.

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In this week’s parsha, the Torah further develops the statement that opens Parshat Kedsohim, the need to be 'Kadosh.'

The new prayer, titled "Al Hanisim le'Yom Haatzamaut" (For the Miracles for the Day of Independence), was composed by Chief Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz, and Dr. Avi Shmidman

The 'Mouse' that roars...

The sign of the powerful bull (shor) is symbolic of Iyar (Taurus), while the part of the body representative of the month is the neck.

If I say the word Amos, what is the first word that comes into our minds?

The importance of uniforms is underscored in this week's parsha.

The charge of G-d is not “Be blessed” but “Be a blessing” and it has been in our DNA since Avraham our Father

It is quite a mind-shift to look at your life from the future. This entails thinking about your greatest legacy, how will one be remembered?

The weird rituals of Yom Kippur sound magical… and irrational. How do they grant forgiveness for our sins?

You Are That Man! ‘A Poor Man Looking For A Griddlecake…’ (Kiddushin 59a)

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When performing the duties of kibbud av va'aim in front of one’s parents, one should do so with a smile, not begrudgingly.

Our conscious reality would change because part of who we are is the animal soul, and we would thereby acquire cruelty.

The Gemara says that Rabbi Yehuda agrees that the berachah on shechita said at the beginning suffices to cover both types.

Question: What if someone counted the Omer but forgot to utter the blessing – has he fulfilled his obligation? Also, why is a blessing necessary altogether? There is no blessing for the counting of the zayin nekiyim. M. Goldman Miami Beach, FL

Parshat Achrei Mot represents a transition in the book of Vayikra from an emphasis on Aharon and his sons to the Jewish people as a whole

What makes a holy soul decide to worship foreign gods? The answer is the yetzer hara.

Question: When the Torah describes the 10 plagues with which Egypt was afflicted, we find the Hebrew preposition “ba” only in connection with the plague of locust: “Vayomer Hashem Moshe, ‘Neteh yad’cha al eretz Mitzrayim ba’arbeh’ – And Hashe said to Moshe, ‘Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt with locust.” Is there a specific reason for this anomaly? A. Lieb Brooklyn, NY